How I do stuff…

  • A crash course in Filezilla

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    Filezilla really is the go-to free FTP software. Here are my notes on how to get the most out of it. Define your sites Check the file transfer settings – binary is best Use the BOTTOM pane! Use the Queue, THEN download the files Set you preferred editors for file-types Edit, switch back, OK to […]

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  • CSS box shadow property

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    The first parameter is the horizontal offset of the shadow. The second parameter is the vertical offset. You can put negative values to place the shadow on the opposite side of the box. The third value, always positive, is the length of the gradient. A fourth value, not used in the demo, extends the shadow […]

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  • Make images enlarge on click in WordPress blocktheme

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    Apply styling to images.

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  • How to replace urls in wordpress database

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    Do keyword search for original url (and alias) via phpmyadmin (no point trying to do this in mysql!) do sql queries as per: https://webhostinggeeks.com/howto/how-to-change-the-wordpress-urls-in-mysql-database/

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  • How to install intl php module for WordPress

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  • Essential plugins for WordPress

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  • How to completely remove a plugin from WordPress

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    see here: https://kinsta.com/blog/uninstall-wordpress-plugin/#big-issue-uninstalling-plugins …also check plugin folder name BEFORE deleting so db can be searched

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  • Bulk actions in wordpress

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    A handy feature of the WordPress admin is the bulk actions bar. If you want to perform bulk actions on your pages or posts in wordpress, for example if you wanted to change the status of a bunch of posts to “private” (or “published” for that matter), then select the posts you want to change […]

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  • How to install LAMP stack with SSL on VPS with Linux Debian 11

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    Having successfully completed my first install of a LAMP web server for my localhost environment running on Linux Debian 11 under Windows 10 WSL <<link to article>>, I decided to have a go at installing a similar system on my VPS remote server for deployment of live sites. Considering some of the difficulties I encountered, […]

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  • How to solve “imagick module not loaded” in wordpress

    How to solve “imagick module not loaded” in wordpress

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    This is a common error for people on VPS or certain hosting providers, for example infinityfree. If you have your own VPS with root access, it’s an easy fix: First, check your php version Next, install the relevant imagick package, but first do: then, enter the relevant installer package for your php version, for example […]

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